OKLAHOMA CITY -- Mike Conley scored six of his 26 points in the final two minutes as Memphis overcame Kevin Durant and the Oklahoma City Thunder 99 - 93 on Tuesday at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Durant had 36 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists for Oklahoma City, but it wasn't enough to prevent the Grizzlies from tying the Western Conference semifinal series at 1-1. Game 3 is Saturday in Memphis. Memphis led 86-85 with 3:25 left in the fourth quarter when Durant hit a bank...

By Larry Fine MIAMI, June 19 (Reuters) - The Miami Heat beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 104-98 on Tuesday to take a 3-1 lead in the NBA Finals and move within one victory of claiming the National Basketball Association title. LeBron James, after going to the bench late in the fourth quarter with an injury to his left leg, returned to hit a key three-pointer that snapped a 94-94 tie and Dwyane Wade followed with a bold drive to the hoop to put Miami five...

The Boston Celtics have dropped three of their last four and have been vulnerable at TD Garden, where they have lost half of their first six home games. The Oklahoma City Thunder showed they could fight off the best teams in the west by beating the Clippers on Wednesday and will be looking to kick the Celtics when they are down on Friday night. The Thunder have won three straight and eight of nine. The Celtics are once again the worst rebounding team in the NBA but instead of making up for that...

SportsDirect Inc. Preview: Thunder at Pacers THE STORY: The Oklahoma City Thunder haven't lost three consecutive games all season. The Thunder visit the Indiana Pacers on Friday in a bid to halt a two-game losing skid and maintain their edge over the San Antonio Spurs for top spot in the Western Conference. Oklahoma City's lead is just one game after losing to the Miami Heat on Wednesday. The Pacers have won three straight games and have the third-best record in the Eastern Conference.

SportsDirect Inc. Preview: Raptors at Thunder THE STORY: The Oklahoma City Thunder will try to avoid losing four straight games for the first time in three seasons Sunday night in their only matchup with the visiting Toronto Raptors. Oklahoma City, which lost both meetings to Toronto last season, clinched the Northwest Division title Saturday night when Denver lost at Goldern State. The Thunder travels to Milwaukee and the Raptors head to Indiana on Monday. Oklahoma City is the only team that...

By Larry Fine MIAMI, June 19 (Reuters) - The Miami Heat beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 104-98 on Tuesday to take a 3-1 lead in the NBA Finals and move within one victory of claiming the National Basketball Association title. LeBron James, after going to the bench late in the fourth quarter with an injury to his left leg, returned to hit a key three-pointer that snapped a 94-94 tie and Dwyane Wade followed with a bold drive to the hoop to put Miami five...

June 6 (Reuters) - Brief profile of the Oklahoma City Thunder, who advanced to the National Basketball Association (NBA) final after winning the Western Conference championship over the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday. Regular season record: 47-19 How they qualified: Won Northwest Division in regular season. Beat Dallas Mavericks 4-0 in the first round, Los Angeles Lakers 4-1 in Western Conference semi-finals, and San Antonio Spurs 4-2 in Western...

G Russell Westbrook didn't have a big scoring game again with only seven points in Game 4, but his defense and hustle were impossible to ignore, especially in the fourth quarter. "It's winning time," Westbrook said. "Whatever you need to do to find a way to get a win, you have to do it. My job is to defend and make sure we're running the right sets offensively. That's what I try to come out and do. " F Serge Ibaka scored a career-high 26 points, going 11-for-11 from the floor and 4-for-4 at...